Naʻe fakahā ʻe he Kōvana ko Josh Green, MD, he ʻaho ní kuo hiki ʻa e kau hao ʻi he ʻuluaki vela ʻo e vaotaá ʻi Maui ki he ngaahi ʻiuniti ʻi he poloseki fale fakataimi ʻo Hale ʻO Lāʻie (naʻe ui kimuʻa ko e HaggaiInstitute) ʻi Kīhei. Naʻe fakatau ʻa e ngaahi ʻiuniti falé ʻe he Kautaha Paʻanga mo e Fakalakalaka Fale ʻa Hauaiʻí (HHFDC) ʻi he fetuʻutaki mo e ʻŌfisi ʻo e Fakaakeake mo e Fakalakalaka ʻa Hauaiʻí (ORR) pea mo e Potungāue Ngāue Fakaetangata ʻa e siteití (DHS), ko e konga ʻo e Polokalama Fale Fakataimi ʻa Hauaiʻí (HIHP). Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e HIHP ke ʻoatu ha tokoni fakafale ki he ngaahi ʻapi naʻe uesia ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Maui ʻi ʻAokosi 2023.

‘I he pongipongi ni, kuo ma’u ‘e he ngaahi ‘api ‘e valu ‘a e ngaahi kī pea ‘oku nau lolotonga hiki ki he complex. Ko e toko tolu kehe 'oku fakataimitēpile'i ke nau forwalk-ins he 'aho ni pea 'oku 'amanaki ke toe tokolahi ange 'i he uike ni.

“Ko e taumuʻa ʻo e HIHP ke ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi fili fale lahi taha ʻe ala lavá ki he kau hao ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotaá ʻi Maui koeʻuhí he ʻoku mau ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tūkunga mo e ngaahi fie maʻu makehe ʻa e ʻapi takitaha,” ko Kōvana Green ia. “Ko hono fakaava ʻo e Hale ʻO Lāʻie ʻoku ʻalu ia ʻi ha hala lōloa ki hono aʻusia ʻo e taumuʻa ko iá mo langa hake ʻi heʻemau tokanga ki hono ʻoatu ʻo e ngaahi fakaleleiʻanga fale ʻi Maui.”

ʻE ʻoatu ʻe he Hale ʻOLāʻie ha ngaahi sitūtiō mo e ngaahi sitītiō ʻoku fakafuofua ki he hōtele ʻe 150 ki he kau hao moʻuí. Ko e stateis 'oku ne 'oatu 'a e ngaahi 'iuniti 'o 'ikai ha totongi ki he kau hao. Kuo laka hake he ngaahi ‘api ‘e 500 kuo nau kamata ‘a e founga kole fakamu’omu’a pea ‘oku nau ‘i he ngaahi tu’unga kehekehe ‘o hono fakakakato.

ʻOku kau foki ʻi he HIHP ʻa e Ka LaʻiOla, ʻa ia ʻoku lolotonga langa ʻi Maui Hihifo. Ko e taimi pē ʻe fakakakato ai, ʻe ʻoatu ʻe he poloseki ko ʻení ha ngaahi ʻapi modular ʻe aʻu ki he 450 maʻá e kau maʻukovia ʻoku ʻikai taau ʻa e FEMA ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Lahaina. ‘Oku ‘ikai ke lolotonga fakakakato ‘a e ngaahi feitu’u pe ‘iuniti kotoa pe — pea ‘e hokohoko atu ‘a hono fakafehoanaki ‘o e ngaahi ‘api ‘oku taau ki he ngaahi ‘iuniti ‘oku ma’u mo fe’unga ‘i he taimi ‘oku ‘ai ai ‘e he siteiti ke ma’u ha ngaahi ‘iuniti lahi ange ‘i he ngaahi ‘aho, uike mo e ngaahi mahina ka hoko mai.

‘Oku fakalotolahi’i atu ‘a e ngaahi ‘api ke nau kole neongo ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau fakapapau’i ‘oku nau taau. ‘Oku ‘ikai ha totongi ke kole, pea ko kinautolu ‘oku tuku ‘i he ngaahi fale nofo’anga fakataimi ‘e ‘ikai fiema’u ke nau totongi ‘a e totongi nofo’anga pe ngaahi totongi ‘o e ngaahi me’alele ‘o a’u ki ‘Aokosi 2025.

Lolotonga 'oku 'ikai ke fakapapau'i 'e he kole 'a e taau pe tu'unga,'e fakafehoanaki 'a e ngaahi 'api 'oku taau mo e ngaahi 'iuniti 'oku ma'u 'o makatu'unga 'i he'enau ngaahi fiema'u pau mo e ma'u 'o e ngaahi fale fe'unga.

“Naʻa mau tokanga lahi ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku liliu ʻa e ngaahi ʻiuniti ko ʻení ki ha ngaahi feituʻu nofoʻanga ʻe lava ke ongoʻi ai ʻe he kau hao moʻuí ʻoku nau ʻi ʻapi lolotonga ʻenau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi pole kehe ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he ngaahi afí,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Talēkita Pule ʻo e HHFDC ko Dean Minakami. “Naʻe fakafoʻou ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu angamaheni mo e kelekele ʻo e koloá pea fakatau mai ha ngaahi meʻangāue foʻou, koeʻuhí ke ʻi ai ʻa e ʻiuniti takitaha ʻoku fakanaunauʻi ʻaki ha fōtisi lahi siʻisiʻi mo e ʻōvani maikoloueiví. ʻOku mau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e kau hao ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotaá ke nau fakakaukau ki he Hale ʻO Lāʻie ko honau fakaleleiʻanga fakataimi ia ki he falé.”

“ʻOku mau houngaʻia ʻi he paʻanga tokoni naʻe ʻomi ʻe he Fale Aleá pea mo e ngāue mālohi naʻe fai ki he feinga ko ʻení ʻe he Vahefonua Maui, ʻemau ngaahi kautaha fakapuleʻanga tuofefiné mo ʻemau fakafofonga pule, Paramount Hotels, ʻa ia naʻa nau puleʻi vave ha polokalama tokangaʻi lahi ke ʻomi ʻa e ngaahi ʻiunití ʻi he ʻinitanetí,” ko e tānaki atu ia ʻa Minakamia.

“ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he ngaahi ʻiuniti fale ko ʻení ha fakaleleiʻanga malu, malu mo tuʻumaʻu ki he ngaahi fāmili ne nau fetukutuku ʻe he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Mauí. Ko ha feinga fakatahataha ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi potungāue lahi ke ʻomi ʻa e faingamālie ko ʻení kiate kinautolu ʻoku uesia.ʻI he laka hake ʻi he ngaahi tohi kole ʻe 425 kuo ʻoatu mo vakaiʻi ʻo fakafou ʻi he HIHPapplication portal, ʻoku mau ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ha fie maʻu hokohoko mo lahi ʻaupito ki he ngaahi fale taimi lōloa,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Puleʻanga Fakatonutonu ʻo e Fakaakeake ʻo e Fakatamaki ʻa e siteití ko Luke.

Ki ha fakamatala lahi ange pea mo ha tohi kole, ʻaʻahi ki he fika 1-808-727-1550. 'Oku 'i ai 'a e tokoni ki he liliu lea ma'anautolu 'oku fakangatangata 'enau taukei faka-Pilitania.

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